cunning

ずる賢い、狡猾な

人をだますなど、知恵を使って欲しいものを手に入れるのがうまい。

やさしい英語で： Clever at getting what you want, often by tricking other people.

• He had a cunning plan.
• The cunning thief escaped through a window.
• She was too cunning to reveal her real intentions.

類義語： sly, crafty, devious

よく使う表現： cunning plan, cunning trick

狡猾さ、悪知恵

巧みなたくらみで欲しいものを手に入れる能力。

やさしい英語で： Skill at getting what you want through clever tricks.

• She escaped by using cunning.
• His plan showed considerable cunning.
• They relied on cunning rather than strength to win.

類義語： craftiness, guile, slyness

よく使う表現： great cunning, use cunning, devious cunning, show cunning

本能的な知恵、動物の賢さ

危険を避け、必要なものを見つける動物の生まれつきの能力。

やさしい英語で： An animal's natural ability to avoid danger or find what it needs.

• The fox survived through cunning.
• The hare's cunning helped it escape the dogs.
• Hunters admired the old wolf's natural cunning.

類義語： shrewdness, instinct

よく使う表現： animal cunning, natural cunning